Knesset Votes Down Bill To Expel Terrorists' Families

By Arutz-7
Posted on 12/08/21 | News Source: Arutz-7

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and MKs from the coalition voted against Likud MK Eli Cohen's bill which would expel the families of terrorists from Israel.

The bill failed to pass, with 57 MKs voting against it compared to 45 voting in favor.

Religious Zionism party chairman MK Bezalel Smotrich pointed out Bennett's past support for similar bills and accused: "It was Bennett before he sold his soul to supporters of terrorism in the Islamic Movement for political survival and has now dropped - in collaboration with the Joint List - the law for the deportation of terrorists' families."

MK Moshe Arbel (Shas) called the prime minister a "terrorist supporter" after he voted against the law that the Yamina faction had previously supported. Opposition members shouted at Bennett "shame, shame."

"תומך טרור" - כך קרא ח"כ ארבל מש"ס ל-@naftalibennett, לאחר שהצביע נגד הצעת חוק גירוש משפחות מחבלים של @elicoh1 @naftalibennett @nati_hatar pic.twitter.com/wuoLeDHR8D

— ערוץ כנסת (@KnessetT) December 8, 2021